Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-14
THE GREAT G. A. R. FAIR

Opens To-Night at Second Regiment |
 ArmCry-0ne of the Most Notable l
 Ever Held in the State-The Activity
 At the ArmorY-The Programme For |
 To. O.Night-Addresses, Songs. Music
 More Interesting Features.
 At seven o'clock tonight opens the Grand Army fair The Union armory on Meadow street will be crowded with people Stretched across Meadow street is banner which will serve to turn the tide of humanity through the Meadow street entrance of the armory into grand and attractive place. The booths at an early hour last evening were not nearly all finished. The workmen were being rap idly pressed. Many committees were pres ent helping to arrange the finishing of some of the booths. This afternoon the ar- mory will be all activity preparatory to the opening in the evening. The inside of the building presents most beautiful appear ance. The galleries are handsomely deco rated with evergreens, squarely trimmed. Overhead the armory IS one mass of flags of all descriptions. From the rear gallery is suspended the Admiral Foote post flag. To guard against fire, ladders and fire extin~ guishers have been provided and are in handy place.
 Without doubt the fair will be the most successful ever held in this city. The amount of enthusiasm shown by the various commit tees, and the iberality of citizens in con- tributing to the fund for the benefit of de- pendent soldiers and sailors, has already in- sured it as a success. Official announcements are as follows re garding this and subsequent evenings of the fair. To-night's programme: Music by the Second Regiment band until 7:3O George Streit, leader.
 At7:sop. m. dedication exercises with addresses
 Yale college.
 and Apollo clubs. Programme as follows:
 5. Knot Knot of df5iiSt Blue
 3. Serenade.
 1. Daylight.
 Address by Henry E. Taintor of Hartford, depart \ ment commander G. A. R., State of Connecticut The booths will then be opened. The | audience are requested to keep silence dur | ing the above opening exercises Music will be furnished by the Second ! regiment band every evening with change of programme. The programme for this even \ ing is as follows:
 SSSyeection-Ermfnie .jacobowska
 WaISzWVision of a beautiful woman Farbach British Patrol-By request. st..........-.--. .Asch Galop-Wan Flowers. ......-.... Robinson
 Special entertainments are announced as follows:
 | Thursday evening concert by the Elm City Banjo club; programme to be announced Friday evening at 8 P m. concert by the Arion \ society of seventy voices and Second Regiment orchestra. The songs for that evening arc es fol ' lows:
 "Saeneermarsch''-S Singers march. .Kollner 'sAm Altare der Wahrheit"-At the altar of truth Arions and orchestra.
 e. Sahm ! Arions and Orchestra. ! On Saturday at p. m. and on Monday at p. m. seven hundred school children, under the lead of
 Prof. Jepson, will give concert of patriotic songs
 The November booth will be under the en- tire charge of ladies from the Trinity NJ. E. | church.
 Members of the reception committee are requested to assemble at the board of officers
 room this evening at 6:30 o'clock to prepare
 for the duties attending the opening. The | committee are as follows